Learning centers are an integral part of the prekindergarten program. Learning centers provide growth experiences for prekindergarten students in a manner that motivates learning. A learning center is an area within the room that contains manipulatives and/or equipment to enhance learning. Items are chosen to support to teaching, reinforcing, and enriching skills and concepts related to the state suggested guidelines for prekindergarten. As the needs for the children grow and change, centers are changed to meet the needs of students. Through centers, students learn about new academic concepts as well as self-responsibility, how to follow directions, complete tasks, share materials, and communicate their needs. Some examples of learning centers in the prekindergarten classroom include:

• homeliving
• creative dramatics
• blocks
• manipulatives
• science
• listening
• art
• library
• alphabet centers
• writing
• storytelling/puppets
• pocket chart and poetry
• mathematics